Question

Assertion :Asexual reproduction is more important with regard to biotechnology. Reason: Asexual reproduction preserves the genetic information while sexual reproduction permits variations.

• A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
• B. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
• C. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
• D. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

Biotechnology studies need a quickly growing population of genetically uniform individuals so that similar changes may be produced in all the genetically engineered organisms. Hence, asexual reproduction, which is a quicker and faster method of reproduction and preserves the genetic information of individuals, is better suited for biotechnological experiments. For example, if an organism that has been incorporated with a gene for disease resistance reproduces sexually, then recombination and segregation of genes wilt occur during gamete formation. Hence, some of the progeny may lose the gene of disease resistance incorporated into the parent. On the other hand, if the genetically engineered organism reproduces asexually, then all its progeny will invariably contain the gene for disease resistance. So, the correct option is 'Option A'.